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Orrery, Charles Boyle, 4th earl of

(Encyclopedia) Orrery, Charles Boyle, 4th earl ofOrrery, Charles Boyle, 4th earl ofŏrˈərē [key], 1676–1731, English nobleman; grandson of the 1st earl of Orrery. He succeeded his brother as earl in…

swift

(Encyclopedia) swift, common name for small, swallowlike birds related to the hummingbird and found all over the world, chiefly in the tropics. They range in size from 6 to 12 in. (15–30 cm) in…

Brewer's: Swift

as lightning, as the wind, as an arrow, etc. (See Similes.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SwimSwi Dynasty A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…

Jonathan Swift

Jonathan Swift was an Irish writer of English parentage whose fame rests on sharply satirical works that include the novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the harshly comic essay A Modest Proposal (…

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift broke through in 2006 with her hit song "Tim McGraw," recorded when she was still 16 years old. Over the next decade she went beyond country to become one of the world's biggest pop…

Paula, Luis, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Paula, Luis, Jr., 1934-2021, Latin American religious leader, b. Ingeniero Maschwitz, Argentina. Paula was born to a Spanish immigrant…

Graham, Billy

(Encyclopedia) Graham, Billy (William Franklin Graham)Graham, Billygrāˈəm [key], 1918–2018, American evangelist, b. Charlotte, N.C., grad. Wheaton College (B.A., 1943). Graham was ordained a minister…

Graham, Philip Leslie

(Encyclopedia) Graham, Philip Leslie, 1915–63, American publisher, b. S.Dak. After editing the Harvard Law Review, he served as a law clerk to his mentor, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. In…

Graham, George

(Encyclopedia) Graham, George, 1674?–1751, English instrument maker. A clockmaker by trade, Graham designed clocks and watches that earned him membership in the Royal Society and were still…